THE 



HIYE AND THE HOIEY-BEE; 



WITH 



PLAIN DIRECTIONS 



OBTAINING A CONSIDERABLE ANNUAL INCOME FROM THIS 

 BRANCH OF RURAL ECONOMY. 



TO WHICH IB ADDED, 



AN ACCODNf OP THE DISEASES OP BEES, 



■WITH THEIR REMEDIES. 



REMARKS AS TO THEIR ENEMIES, AND THE BEST MODE OF 

 PROTECTING THE BEES FROM THEIR ATTACKS. 



H. D. EICHAEDSON, 



Anthor of "The Horse," "Domestio Fowl," "The Pests of the Farm," 

 "The Hog," etc., etc. 



WITH n,lT7STBATI0NS ON WOOD. 



NEW YORK: 

 C. M. SAXTON, 



AGRICULTURAL BOOK PUBLISHER. 

 1852. 



